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L B Johnson

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1 Liver transplantation in the United States, 1999-2008. Am J Transplant 2010 3.92
2 Dobutamine stress echocardiography for preoperative cardiac risk stratification in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. Liver Transpl Surg 1998 1.70
3 Is living donor nephrectomy a "23-hr stay" procedure? Transplantation 1999 1.68
4 A technique for management of multiple renal arteries after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. Transplantation 1997 1.67
5 Distinctive clinical features of portopulmonary hypertension. Chest 1997 1.59
6 The virulence factor AvrXa7 of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae is a type III secretion pathway-dependent nuclear-localized double-stranded DNA-binding protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2000 1.45
7 AvrXa10 contains an acidic transcriptional activation domain in the functionally conserved C terminus. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 1998 1.45
8 Disruption of transforming growth factor-beta signaling through beta-spectrin ELF leads to hepatocellular cancer through cyclin D1 activation. Oncogene 2007 1.44
9 Laparoscopic versus open donor nephrectomy: comparing ureteral complications in the recipients and improving the laparoscopic technique. Transplantation 1999 1.38
10 Impact of initial antibiotic choice and delayed appropriate treatment on the outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2006 1.33
11 Prospects for understanding avirulence gene function. Curr Opin Plant Biol 2000 1.28
12 Development defects of enamel in humans with hereditary epidermolysis bullosa. Arch Oral Biol 1993 1.20
13 Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy with a 23-hour stay: a new standard for transplantation surgery. Ann Surg 2000 1.18
14 The C terminus of AvrXa10 can be replaced by the transcriptional activation domain of VP16 from the herpes simplex virus. Plant Cell 1999 1.16
15 Persistent Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: incidence and outcome trends over time. Scand J Infect Dis 2009 1.15
16 Increased living donor volunteer rates with a formal recipient family education program. Am J Kidney Dis 1997 1.13
17 Outcome in recipients of dual kidney transplants: an analysis of the dual registry patients. Transplantation 2000 1.12
18 A novel approach to the treatment of chronic allograft nephropathy. Transplantation 1997 1.10
19 The clinical implications of hypophosphatemia following major hepatic resection or cryosurgery. Arch Surg 1998 1.09
20 The evolution of a successful liver transplant program in 1996: the clinical and administrative role of the anesthesiologist. Liver Transpl Surg 1997 1.07
21 The importance of early diagnosis of acute acalculus cholecystitis. Surg Gynecol Obstet 1987 1.05
22 Pseudosyndactyly and musculoskeletal contractures in inherited epidermolysis bullosa: experience of the National Epidermolysis Bullosa Registry, 1986-2002. J Hand Surg Br 2005 1.05
23 Continuous intravenous infusion of epoprostenol for the treatment of portopulmonary hypertension. Transplantation 1997 1.04
24 Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy increases the supply of living donor kidneys: a center-specific microeconomic analysis. Transplantation 2000 1.01
25 Torsion of intraperitoneal renal transplants: imaging appearances. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1998 0.99
26 Dopamine transporter mRNA is increased in the CNS of Zucker fatty (fa/fa) rats. Brain Res Bull 1998 0.99
27 Molecular analysis of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus isolates from blood cultures: prevalence of genotypic variation and polyclonal bacteremia. Clin Infect Dis 2001 0.99
28 Equivalent success of simultaneous pancreas kidney and solitary pancreas transplantation. A prospective trial of tacrolimus immunosuppression with percutaneous biopsy. Ann Surg 1996 0.98
29 Transplantation of hepatitis C-positive livers in hepatitis C-positive patients is equivalent to transplanting hepatitis C-negative livers. Liver Transpl 2001 0.98
30 Portopulmonary hypertension and the liver transplant candidate. Transplantation 1999 0.96
31 Primary hepatic low-grade B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) associated with primary biliary cirrhosis. Mod Pathol 1998 0.96
32 Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy and multiple renal arteries. Am J Surg 1998 0.94
33 Outcomes of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in obese patients. Transplantation 2000 0.93
34 Breast implant infection in a cat owner due to Pasteurella multocida. J Infect 2000 0.92
35 Graft function and outcome of older (> or = 60 years) donor livers. Transplantation 1996 0.92
36 Evaluation of pancreas transplant needle biopsy: reproducibility and revision of histologic grading system. Transplantation 1997 0.92
37 Insect resistance of transgenic tobacco expressing an insect chitinase gene. Transgenic Res 1998 0.90
38 Assessment of mobility, activities and pain in different subtypes of epidermolysis bullosa. Clin Exp Dermatol 2004 0.90
39 Simultaneous pancreas/kidney transplantation--a comparison of enteric and bladder drainage of exocrine pancreatic secretions. Transplantation 1997 0.89
40 Retroperitoneal compartment syndrome after renal transplantation. Am Surg 2000 0.89
41 Oral soft tissues in hereditary epidermolysis bullosa. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1991 0.88
42 Problems with contraception in adolescents. The successful use of an intrauterine device. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1971 0.86
43 A technical modification eliminates early ureteral complications after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. J Am Coll Surg 2000 0.86
44 Successful use of chronic epoprostenol as a bridge to liver transplantation in severe portopulmonary hypertension. Transplantation 1998 0.86
45 The management of adolescent pregnancy and prevention of repeat pregnancies. HSMHA Health Rep 1971 0.85
46 Expression of a cysteine proteinase inhibitor (oryzacystatin-I) in transgenic tobacco plants. Plant Mol Biol 1993 0.85
47 Use of renal allografts from donors positive for hepatitis B core antibody confers minimal risk for subsequent development of clinical hepatitis B virus disease. Transplantation 1997 0.85
48 Significance of the Banff borderline biopsy. Am J Kidney Dis 1996 0.85
49 Autotransplantation of solitary kidney with renal artery aneurysm treated with laparoscopic nephrectomy and ex vivo repair: a case report. Transplant Proc 2011 0.84
50 Liver transplantation for adult polycystic liver disease. Liver Transpl Surg 1996 0.84
51 Safe pancreas transplantation in patients with coronary artery disease. Transplantation 1997 0.83
52 Use of aerosolized inhaled epoprostenol in the treatment of portopulmonary hypertension. Transplantation 2000 0.83
53 Early experience with a new ePTFE vascular prosthesis for hemodialysis. Am J Surg 1995 0.83
54 Reducing the length of stay after kidney transplantation--the intensive outpatient unit. Clin Transplant 1998 0.82
55 The National Epidermolysis Bullosa Registry. J Invest Dermatol 1994 0.82
56 Impact of inherited epidermolysis bullosa on parental interpersonal relationships, marital status and family size. Br J Dermatol 2005 0.82
57 Methemoglobinemia associated with dapsone treatment in solid organ transplant recipients: a two-case report and review. Liver Transpl Surg 1997 0.82
58 Apoptosis and hepatic allograft reperfusion injury. Clin Transplant 1998 0.81
59 Harderian glands of golden hamsters: temporal and sexual differences in immunoreactive melatonin. J Pineal Res 1985 0.81
60 The effects of spectral power distribution and illuminance levels on key parameters in the male golden hamster and rat with preliminary observations on the effects of pinealectomy. J Pineal Res 1985 0.81
61 Pancreas transplantation at the University of Maryland. Clin Transpl 1996 0.81
62 Interaction of harderian glands, illumination, and temperature on thyroid hormones in golden hamsters. J Comp Physiol B 1989 0.81
63 The reproductive adolescent. Pediatr Clin North Am 1973 0.80
64 Extending the boundaries of acceptable organ donors: a means of expanding the donor pool for liver transplantation. Transplant Proc 1997 0.80
65 Total blood transfusion and mortality after orthotopic liver transplantation. Anesthesiology 1999 0.80
66 Outcome after splenic vein thrombosis in the pancreas allograft. Transplantation 1997 0.79
67 Corrosion of dental amalgam and its component phases. J Dent Res 1968 0.79
68 Outcome of extra-anatomic vascular reconstruction in orthotopic liver transplantation. Am J Surg 2001 0.79
69 Diastereoselective synthesis of substituted tetrahydroquinoline-4-carboxylic esters by a tandem reduction-reductive amination reaction. J Org Chem 2001 0.79
70 High transmission of paternal plastid DNA in alfalfa plants demonstrated by restriction fragment polymorphic analysis. Theor Appl Genet 1990 0.79
71 The coexistence of portopulmonary hypertension and hepatopulmonary syndrome. Anesthesiology 1999 0.78
72 Triiodothyronine enhances renal tubule cell replication by stimulating EGF receptor gene expression. Am J Physiol 1992 0.78
73 Solitary pancreas allografts. The role of percutaneous biopsy and standardized histologic grading of rejection. Arch Surg 1997 0.78
74 Effect of time after transplantation on microbiology of urinary tract infections among renal transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis 2007 0.78
75 Follow-up studies of rubella vaccinees at adolescence. J Pediatr 1975 0.78
76 Hepatocellular stem cells. Cancer Biomark 2007 0.78
77 Prevention of autoimmune islet allograft destruction by engraftment of donor T cells. Transplantation 1997 0.78
78 Epstein-Barr virus-related posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder involving pancreas allografts: histological differential diagnosis from acute allograft rejection. Hum Pathol 1998 0.78
79 Acute pancreatitis and fulminant hepatic failure. J Am Coll Surg 1998 0.78
80 Expanded criteria donors/high risk recipients is not always cheaper than hemodialysis. Transplantation 2001 0.77
81 Surgical approach to benign liver tumors. Semin Liver Dis 1994 0.77
82 Coronary artery disease and liver transplantation: the state of the art. Liver Transpl 2000 0.77
83 Oral involvement of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa inversa. Am J Med Genet 1993 0.77
84 Fulminant hepatic failure from the Budd-Chiari syndrome. A bridge to transplantation with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. Transplantation 1996 0.77
85 Mycophenolate mofetil reduces the risk of acute rejection less in African-American than in Caucasian kidney recipients. Transplantation 1998 0.77
86 An alternative extraction site for laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. J Am Coll Surg 1999 0.77
87 Interaction of diet and photoperiod on growth and reproduction in male golden hamsters. Growth 1985 0.76
88 Salivary function of persons with hereditary epidermolysis bullosa. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1991 0.76
89 Intracytoplasmic retention of type VII collagen and dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa: reversal of defect following cessation of or marked improvement in disease activity. J Invest Dermatol 1993 0.76
90 Utilization of the older donor for renal transplantation. Am J Surg 1996 0.76
91 Selective bowel decontamination in hospitalized patients awaiting liver transplantation. Am J Surg 1997 0.76
92 Candida fasciitis following renal transplantation. Transplantation 2001 0.76
93 Pharmacokinetics and biochemical effects of hepapoietin in patients with chronic liver disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2002 0.76
94 Type VII collagen and 19-DEJ-1 antigen. Comparison of expression in inversa and generalized variants of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Arch Dermatol 1990 0.76
95 Transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma in younger patients has an equivocal survival advantage as compared with resection. Transplant Proc 2013 0.75
96 Inherited epidermolysis bullosa in Croatia. Pediatr Dermatol 1990 0.75
97 Dobutamine stress echocardiography for orthotopic liver transplant evaluation. Transplantation 2001 0.75
98 Intracardiac thrombus formation during orthotopic liver transplantation: a new entity or an old enemy? Transplantation 1996 0.75
99 Intra-operative acute isovolemic hemodilution is safe and effective in eliminating allogeneic blood transfusions during right hepatic lobectomy: comparison of living donor versus non-donors. HPB (Oxford) 2005 0.75
100 Proceedings: Rubella surveillance and vaccination at adolescence. Acta Paediatr Scand Suppl 1975 0.75
101 Strength of the mercury-tin phase in dental amalgam. J Dent Res 1967 0.75
102 Influence of diet on photoperiod-induced gonadal regression in female hamsters. Growth 1987 0.75
103 Progress in splat-cooling of dental alloys. J Biomed Mater Res 1977 0.75
104 Horner's syndrome: an unusual precursor of occlusive disease of the carotid arterial system. J Am Optom Assoc 1985 0.75
105 Long-term pancreatic function: potential benefits. Transplant Proc 1996 0.75
106 HLA and epidermolysis bullosa: evidence for independent assortment of Weber-Cockayne subtype of epidermolysis bullosa and HLA complex. J Dermatol Sci 1991 0.75
107 HLA and epidermolysis bullosa. Association between the HLA complex and recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Arch Dermatol 1991 0.75
108 Hysterical psychosis in a prepubescent Navajo girl. J Am Acad Child Psychiatry 1974 0.75
109 Corrosion under stress of materials composing dental amalgam. J Biomed Mater Res 1969 0.75
110 The effect of the cooling rate of dental alloys on their amalgamation properties. J Biomed Mater Res 1978 0.75
111 The role of zinc in dental amalgams. J Dent Res 1980 0.75
112 Management of acute asthma in childhood. A randomized evaluation of beta-adrenergic agents. Am J Dis Child 1980 0.75
113 The amount of tin in the gamma 1 phase of dental amalgam. J Biomed Mater Res 1971 0.75
114 A comparison of the chromatic and achromatic figure drawings of adult psychiatric patients. J Proj Tech Pers Assess 1970 0.75
115 Large quantities of dental alloys by splat cooling. J Biomed Mater Res 1978 0.75
116 Confirmation of the presence of beta(Ag-Hg) in dental amalgam. J Biomed Mater Res 1967 0.75
117 Comparative rates of amalgam formation from tin, silver, and dental alloy powders. J Dent Res 1967 0.75
118 Restriction endonuclease studies on the chloroplast and mitochondrial DNAs of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) protoclones. Plant Mol Biol 1986 0.75
119 Address to the national medical association. J Natl Med Assoc 1968 0.75
120 Bilateral retroperitoneal renal allografts: technique for placement through a midline incision. J Am Coll Surg 1996 0.75
121 Stress corrosion cell for dental amalgam. J Dent Res 1969 0.75
122 Re-automating a major clinical pharmacy. Comput Healthc 1987 0.75
123 Rubella surveillance and immunization among adolescent girls in Cincinnati. Am J Dis Child 1972 0.75
124 Memory-span with efficient coding procedures. Am J Psychol 1965 0.75
125 A comparison of statistical techniques for analysis of growth curves. Growth 1987 0.75
126 Some properties of Au-containing dental amalgam. Biomater Med Devices Artif Organs 1973 0.75
127 Influence of donor base deficit status on recipient outcomes in liver transplantation. Transplant Proc 1997 0.75
128 Late pancreas allograft rejection. Preliminary experience with factors predisposing to rejection. Transplantation 1996 0.75
129 Splat-cooled alloys in the Ag-Sn-Cu system. J Biomed Mater Res 1974 0.75
130 Opening the gateway to change: creating a human-centered medical center--strategies for competing in the healthcare marketplace. J Healthc Des 1997 0.75
131 Ag-Sn-Hg alloys as electron compounds. J Biomed Mater Res 1970 0.75
132 Inherited blistering diseases of the skin. Pediatrician 1991 0.75
133 Preparation of dental alloy by splat cooling. J Biomed Mater Res 1973 0.75
134 Dedication of the Montgomery Blair, Jr., Clinical Research Center. Clin Proc Child Hosp Dist Columbia 1968 0.75
135 Regulation of melatonin in the harderian glands of golden hamsters. J Pineal Res 1989 0.75
136 Effects of photic history and illuminance levels on male golden hamsters. J Pineal Res 1985 0.75
137 Message on Health. J Natl Med Assoc 1964 0.75
138 Caring for Alzheimer's. Chris Ridge Village--a service continuum. Provider 1986 0.75
139 X-ray diffraction evidence for the presence of beta(Ag-Hg) in dental amalgam. J Biomed Mater Res 1967 0.75
140 The sequence within two primers influences the optimum concentration of dimethyl sulfoxide in the PCR. PCR Methods Appl 1992 0.75